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Cellphones are everywhere – including, until recently, in schools.
Since 2023, 29 states, including New York, Vermont, Florida and Texas, have passed laws that require K-12 public schools to enforce bans or strict limits on students using their cellphones on campus.
Another 10 states have passed other measures that require local school districts to take some kind of action on cellphone usage.
Approximately 77% of public schools now forbid students from having their phones out during class – an increase from the 66% of schools that forbade students from using phones at school in
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